STORRS — Paul Pasqualoni does not need a road map. He does not need anybody to tell him that another 5-7 season in his third year as the UConn football coach is not going to help his job security.

With that shock of white hair, Pasqualoni might look the part of a grandfather content to sit back and enjoy life, oblivious to everything else. However, he is anything but that.

Pasqualoni gets it.

"Our expectations are to always have successful teams, compete for championships and win bowl games," Pasqualoni said Friday at the team's annual media day. "That's always the way it's been and always the way it will be. The staff is working as hard as they can work.

"There is an urgency about it, no question."

Not many coaches will admit to such a thing. Pasqualoni is an honest guy, though, and he knows eyes are on him to see how he performs in the third year of a five-year contract.

There is a reason Pas-qualoni hired T.J. Weist to take over the offensive coordinator's duties. Many of UConn's issues the last two years were on the offensive side of the ball, though the same has been true for much of the Huskies' FBS existence. Pasqualoni knows his job probably hinges on this season.

But it's not something he's talked about with the players and it's not something the players talk about among themselves. They have their own reasons for playing well.

"We just want to win games," defensive end Jesse Joseph said. "We don't talk about anything else other than winning games. Nobody likes to lose. We don't feel like we're playing for Coach's job. We're playing to win games, that's all."

Pasqualoni admitted that the last two years were personally disappointing. But he also said that he's not going to veer from the plan he put in place to move the program forward.

"I wish we could have done a little more in the first two years," he said. "We're trying to do this the right way and do it for the long haul. Sometimes it doesn't happen as fast as you would like. We are all impatient. That's the way sports have evolved. We would all like to have it right now, but it doesn't always happen that way."

Kicking uncertainty: Fans don't put a lot of thought into the kicking game, but coaches labor over it. Pasqualoni is laboring a bit right now.

Chad Christen, who handles the place-kicking duties for the Huskies, had groin surgery during spring drills and isn't fully recovered yet. He has kicked in preseason drills, however.

Sophomore Bobby Puyol, who saw some duty when Christen originally came up hurt at the end of last season, has kicked well, also, Pasqualoni said. Ultimately, Pasqualoni would like to redshirt Puyol but that will depend on Christen's health.

"If I had my wishes, I would redshirt Bobby this year," Pasqualoni said. "I've talked to him about it. But he's not walking around here like he's going to redshirt. He's doing the work."

Familiar name: Yes, Blake Feagles is the son of longtime NFL punter Jeff Feagles. No, Blake is not likely to take over the punting duties from Cole Wagner any time soon.

The younger Feagles has spent some time kicking for the Huskies during the preseason, but the bulk of his time has been spent at receiver. While he probably isn't going to find himself on the depth chart in the near future, Feagles has turned some heads with his speed and ability to catch the ball.

Extra points: Michael Boland, who recently joined the team, was pegged as a defensive tackle but has been moved to defensive end for the time being ... Taylor Mack, Kamal Abrams and freshman Brian Lemelle have impressed as potential punt returners. Shakim Phillips has done a good job on kickoff returns, Pasqualoni said. All are vying to replace the versatile Nick Williams ... The Huskies scrimmaged Thursday and quarterback Chandler Whitmer said the offense was much better in the red zone than it was in practice Tuesday, when turnovers were an issue ... UConn will scrimmage a second time this coming Thursday.

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